Origin: in Harrow, Ont., by R.E.C. Layne, Agriculture Canada, Res. Sta. Introd. in 1989. Stark Delicious × Hardired; cross made in 1973; selected in 1978; tested as HW104. Tree: vigorous; productive; equally bud-hardy and wood-hardy with Redhaven. Flower: showy, pink. Leaf glands reniform. Resistant to bacterial spot, brown rot, leucostoma canker, and powdery mildew. Fruit: skin 90% bright red blush over yellow-orange ground color; larger and rounder than Nectared 2; flesh yellow, firm, freestone; good flavor. Ripens 3 days after Nectared 2.
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